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dc.contributor.authorDaudt, H.M.
dc.contributor.authorvan Mossel, C.
dc.contributor.authorScott, S.J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-17T10:10:49Z
dc.date.available2018-01-17T10:10:49Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationDaudt, H.M., van Mossel, C. & Scott, S.J. (2013) Enhancing the scoping study methodology: a large, inter-professional team’s experience with Arksey and O’Malley’s framework. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 13(1), 48.nb_NO
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2477905
dc.description.abstractBackground: Scoping studies are increasingly common for broadly searching the literature on a specific topic, yet researchers lack an agreed-upon definition of and framework for the methodology. In 2005, Arksey and O'Malley offered a methodological framework for conducting scoping studies. In their subsequent work, Levac et al. responded to Arksey and O'Malley's call for advances to their framework. Our paper builds on this collective work to further enhance the methodology. Discussion: This paper begins with a background on what constitutes a scoping study, followed by a discussion about four primary subjects: (1) the types of questions for which Arksey and O'Malley's framework is most appropriate, (2) a contribution to the discussion aimed at enhancing the six steps of Arskey and O'Malley's framework, (3) the strengths and challenges of our experience working with Arksey and O'Malley's framework as a large, inter-professional team, and (4) lessons learned. Our goal in this paper is to add to the discussion encouraged by Arksey and O'Malley to further enhance this methodology. Summary: Performing a scoping study using Arksey and O'Malley's framework was a valuable process for our research team even if how it was useful was unexpected. Based on our experience, we recommend researchers be aware of their expectations for how Arksey and O'Malley's framework might be useful in relation to their research question, and remain flexible to clarify concepts and to revise the research question as the team becomes familiar with the literature. Questions portraying comparisons such as between interventions, programs, or approaches seem to be the most suitable to scoping studies. We also suggest assessing the quality of studies and conducting a trial of the method before fully embarking on the charting process in order to ensure consistency. The benefits of engaging a large, inter-professional team such as ours throughout every stage of Arksey and O'Malley's framework far exceed the challenges and we recommend researchers consider the value of such a team. The strengths include breadth and depth of knowledge each team member brings to the study and time efficiencies. In our experience, the most significant challenges presented to our team were those related to consensus and resource limitations. Effective communication is key to the success of a large group. We propose that by clarifying the framework, the purposes of scoping studies are attainable and the definition is enriched.nb_NO
dc.publisherBMC Medical Research Methodologynb_NO
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectscoping studynb_NO
dc.subjectmethodologynb_NO
dc.subjectinter-professional teamnb_NO
dc.subjectColorectal cancernb_NO
dc.subjectinformation needsnb_NO
dc.titleEnhancing the scoping study methodology: a large, inter-professional team’s experience with Arksey and O’Malley’s frameworknb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber48nb_NO
dc.source.volume13nb_NO
dc.source.journalBMC Medical Research Methodologynb_NO
dc.source.issue1nb_NO
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-13-48


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